"And when this desert island with limited resources has entered the era called the Warring States, due to the reduction of resources (land and food), and the population on the island has begun to multiply, in order to compete for resources, the people on the island have begun to do whatever it takes.

"In the overall war of this centralized system, the courtesy of the Spring and Autumn Period no longer exists, and the one-on-one of real men no longer exists, but begins to be worse than the era. Whoever has the most no bottom line, and whoever pulls the hair of the woman and bites the hand of the child when the family fights, will have a greater probability of winning the overall battle of the centralized system. ”

Zhu Gaoxu immediately said.

"That's why there is a Changping warrior, Tu Baiqi killed 400,000 Zhao troops in a battle!"

Jiang Xinghuo affirmed, and at the same time said: "I won't continue to tell the story that happened later on this small island with limited resources, just give examples from two eras and understand it, lest you keep telling it, you think I'm wasting your time." ”

"So back to the question I just had."

Jiang Xinghuo asked: "The basis of the centralized system is per capita resources, and it is limited per capita resources, can you understand this?" ”

"Understood." "If it is not an isolated island, but a place with extremely rich resources, then people do not have to worry about limited per capita resources, and naturally they are not willing to accept a centralized system." ”

"In other words, the centralized system was created because of the competition for resources in order to defeat the opponent on an isolated island with limited resources."

"Hmm." Jiang Xinghuo said with a smile, "Although at the beginning, it may just be for cooperation in building a small canal. ”

"Then if you look at it now, does the place I have drawn on the sandy earth also look like an island, or rather, a very large island?"

Li Jinglong and Zhu Gaoxu looked at the ground, and when they saw the mountains and rivers of China, they held their breath for a while!

Oh, yes!

Isn't Huaxia, which is blocked on all sides, a huge island?

"Now come with me to a new perspective."

Jiang Xinghuo pointed to the topographic map of China they saw, drew a horizontal line on the north side with his finger, and surrounded it with a circle, and said: "This is the Mongolian Plateau, and the Mongolian Plateau is obviously not a good option for Huaxia to break through the island dilemma. ”

He stretched out his finger and pointed to a string of peaks in the distance to the west: "This is the highest mountain in the plateau, and the north side of that snow-capped mountain is the only way for us to get around to reach Tianzhu." The climb from this position will take several turns and pass through an extremely steep canyon, which may be possible for several adventurers, but it is undoubtedly not suitable for large-scale communication. ”

Jiang Xinghuo pointed to another direction slightly north: "As for the old road of the Silk Road, as I said before, because of the movement of the annual precipitation line, Loulan and other countries that were originally used as supply points have long been submerged in the yellow sand, so it is not suitable to break through the island dilemma." ”

"Needless to say, the sea to the east, Japan is already the limit we know, and the continent farther away, that is, the previous mentioned in the upper policy, the only drawback is that there are no supply points along the way, so I won't consider it for the time being."

Jiang Xinghuo's fingers slammed on the sea to the south, where he drew two parallel narrow islands.

"Strait of Malacca!"

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo drew Tianzhu's appearance again.

"Come, get up."

Zhu Gaoxu and Li Jinglong, led by Jiang Xinghuo, turned around in a half circle, and when they stood in a new position and a new perspective, they suddenly realized!

< Tianzhu

-

Tranverse-Broken-Mountain-Horse-Six-Jia-

< Huaxia

The plateau-Hengduan Mountains-Strait of Malacca, just like the Chu River and Han Boundary on a chess board, lie in it!

And if Huaxia is an isolated island with limited resources, then what separates it is this series of geographical barriers!

In fact, as long as you change your perspective, you can break through the island dilemma of China!

But before that, no one had ever seen the world that way!

This time, open your eyes to the world!

The two of them stayed for a long time before they recovered from their shocked state.

Li Jinglong frowned and asked: "However, if according to what Jiang Lang said before, the basis of the centralized system is limited per capita resources, then if a new island is discovered, and the two islands can travel between each other, doesn't it mean that the resources are no longer so poor, and the centralized system will lose the basis for its existence?" ”

"No, no, no, you still don't understand what I mean."

Jiang Xinghuo paraphrased a famous sentence in his previous life.

"Before the last drop of blood of the Tianzhu people is drained, the Ming Empire will never collapse."

Li Jinglong was stunned, and then woke up.

As the people of the isolated island of Huaxia, they will definitely not be peaceful in the process of occupying the new island, and the means will definitely not be merciful, so the two islands are originally opposites, and the opposite island is destined not to be treated equally.

Since they are predators, what do they care?

Naturally, I went to another island to continue to maintain the centralized system!

The islanders of the island, although they will have access to the resources of the other side in the process, will feel that they no longer need a centralized system on the island.

But here's the thing.

- The centralized system of the island is the basis for the islanders to occupy the opposite island!

If the island cannot maintain a centralized system, then the islanders who have lost the support of the centralized system will not be able to gain a foothold on the opposite island!

The islanders of this island have gained more resources through plundering, and through colonization, they have alleviated the conflict between man and land on the island, and their lives have become better, but they are disgusted with the old system that brought them all this, and they may want to do something new in the political system, but as long as they maintain enough crisis. In fact, there has never been a shortage of pretenders and pursuers in the World Island War, so in the context of ongoing crises, the islanders will still unanimously support the centralized system.

This is why Britain was able to maintain global colonization as an empire.

The islanders of the colonies and dominions, do they really need a queen?

Psychologically, they don't need someone to ride on their heads, isn't it fragrant to be free?

However, in reality, in the face of multi-island competition, without the protection and help of the rulers and armies of the islands, it is difficult for them to survive on their own strength on the outer islands.

Therefore, even if they are unwilling to accept the centralized system, they must accept and support it.

But after Li Jinglong thought about it, he continued to ask.

"But after all, these are two islands, and if the population increases, the per capita resources will still not be enough."

"And what if there are more and more islands like this?" Jiang Xinghuo glanced at him and said, "If there are islands that produce spices, some islands produce grain, and some islands produce raw materials, if the Ming Dynasty can control most of the islands, will there still be worries about the shortage of per capita resources?" And even if there are more resources per capita, because it is a world colonization, it still has to rely on a strong centralized system, isn't it? ”

Li Jinglong felt that what Jiang Xinghuo said was not wrong, but he always felt that there was something indescribable.

Probably seeing the other party's doubts, Jiang Xinghuo continued.

"I'll give you a conclusion first."

"It's the same centralized system, and it's the same general war that has been fought on the island before."

"A country that controls multiple islands with a high degree of resource enrichment will definitely be able to defeat a country that controls an isolated island, no matter how strong the centralized system of the country that controls the isolated islands is and how powerful it seems."

In fact, this is the difference between sea power and land power.

It is also the difference between an open source system and a closed resource system.

In the history of Jiang Xinghuo's previous life, this has been proved with the tragic defeats of countless fierce people.

Louis XIV, Napoleon, Ludendorff, mustache, even if your combat power is invincible on the island, you can fight several on the outside, but the resources of the island are always limited.

Limited resources for a general war, you have to fall into a vicious circle of rationing, because the resources are not enough, so you have to ration, and if you are allocated, you will find that the resources will be less and less, and then reduce the per capita ration, and then.

Powerful fortresses, always disintegrating from within.

The land power island against the sea power archipelago is this end.

You obviously used all your strength to tighten your belt to fight, but in the end you were desperate to find that the people on the opposite side were fighting more and more, and one group died, and the food was getting better and better, and the equipment was getting better and better.

This is due to the fact that the other party controls a large number of islands, so the richness of the resources in the hands is extremely high, at the beginning of the film, it doesn't matter how many times the other party loses, how brilliant the victory you achieve is also the egg, unless you can directly seize the opponent's main island, otherwise different resources, such as personnel, food, medicinal materials, weapons, etc., will be transported from each island to the main island by sea, and then obtain a steady stream of power.

The two of them sit on the high-speed rail for eight hours to play games on their mobile phones, who can't hold up who calls Dad, people have power banks and you don't have them, play one game at a time, even if your level is a little higher, looking at the amount of battery that is gradually turning red, don't you panic?

"You can understand that the world is made up of many islands of different sizes, and the current world is still in a state of ignorance and disconnection."

"This state is related to the weak connection between various cities in the Spring and Autumn Period."

"And in the same way, take the example of our Huaxia, as time goes by, more and more land is destined to be explored, and there will be fewer and fewer unknown lands."

"At the same time, people from various islands will inevitably fight for key islands and resources."

"This kind of war is like the general war of various countries in the Warring States period."

"Unscrupulous means, only for victory!"

This is the real version of the National Chicken Contest.

Whoever realizes the need to go out first from the comfort zone will be able to gain a first-mover advantage, get more blood treasures with good equipment, and then accumulate greater advantages.

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but ask: "Then what is the current state of the Ming Dynasty in the island group of the whole world?" ”

Jiang Xinghuo's answer surprised them slightly.

"The most powerful state."

Originally, this should be the mentality of the people of Daming, but after being hit by Jiang Xinghuo a lot, the two of them were a little unconvinced.

So when they heard this answer, the two of them were both relieved.

Jiang Xinghuo explained: "Da Ming has one of the best initial islands, and at the same time, it is also at one end of the world, and it also has a certain amount of exploration of the surrounding islands, so at this time, Da Ming is the most powerful state at any level. ”

"But."

Jiang Xinghuo's turning point has finally come.

"This short-lived strength is destined to last long."

"The reason is also very simple, no one can look at the world from a different angle, and the Great River Civilization naturally lacks the adventurous spirit of the ocean civilization, so no one wants to venture to explore other islands when the situation on this island is still passable."

"Other countries are different, their initial island situation is much worse than that of Daming, and they are also facing the contradiction between man and land, so in order to obtain more resources, they have only one way to go, and that is to explore, plunder, and occupy other islands."

"Two islands, three islands, four, five, six, these are tied together, and they are not the opponents of the blessed Daming Island."

"Then if there are dozens, dozens, or hundreds tied together, can the Ming Dynasty fight with the power of one island?"

Jiang Xinghuo's soul question made them shake involuntarily.

Yes, if this really happens, can Da Ming fight it on his own?

After all, how big the world is, so far, even the Mongols, who are tens of thousands of miles away from the west, have not received an answer.

"Therefore, Daming must not be complacent, he must take advantage of the fact that he is still the strongest, bravely go out, as long as he takes the first step out, even if he walks reluctantly and stumbles, he will eventually go in the right direction."

"Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty control more islands, form a virtuous circle, and then alleviate the contradictions between man and land on this island, which I have already told you before."

"This is like the Spring and Autumn Period, when everyone still lacks the motivation to explore the surroundings, there is still a country that is the first to set off and take the lead in obtaining more land, which means that this country will gain a great first-mover advantage, and this first-mover advantage will accumulate until the Warring States Period."

"The more islands you get, the smaller the contradiction between man and land, and the higher the enrichment of resources you have!"

"The war on the World Island is the most brutal battle for resources."

"Those who lag behind will be bullied by those who are the first to strike."

"The sea should never be our borders."

"It's a new beginning!"

In the secret room next door, the high-level decision-makers of the Ming Empire fell into deep thought.

What they were most worried about before was that going to the West would shake the centralized system of the Ming Dynasty.

And they. Except for Dao Yan, they are all from the bottom of their hearts, and they do not want the centralized system of the Ming Dynasty to be shaken, after all, they are all vested interests, and all power, status, and wealth come from the current system.

But when they understood that going to the West would not, or for a long, long time in the future, it would not have a fundamental impact on the centralized system of the Ming Dynasty, they let go of this worry.

Jiang Xinghuo makes sense, as an extension of the island's power, anyone who occupies, plunders, and colonizes other islands, even if they have a tendency toward autonomy and freedom, will still support the centralized system in the face of the island's internal and external crises, that is, the resistance of the locals and the covetousness of other opponents.

Again, this is not only a problem of the system, but also related to the existence of the isolated island of China itself.

As Jiang Xinghuo said.

Those who lag behind will be bullied by the first mover!

Does Daming want to be this laggard?

For such a group of rulers who claim to be the supreme state of the Celestial Empire, of course they don't want to.

No one wants to go from being the strongest man on top of the world to slowly becoming backward and being beaten by people who were not worth mentioning in the past.

But the problem is that if Jiang Xinghuo didn't wake up, Daming's mentality just limited the desire to explore outward.

After all, in the isolated island of Huaxia, there are still a few small islands around that can be despised, and they are at the top of the chain of contempt, so why go outside?

From a practical point of view, they can of course pretend not to know.

After I die, I don't care about the floods.

However, the crux of the matter is that Zhu Di is not such a person.

With Zhu Di's character as a macho man like the world, since he knows, it is impossible to pretend not to know, how can he be lazy and watch the future Ming being bullied by other countries?

You must know that if Zhu Di is a person who is greedy for comfort and likes to be lazy, then it is impossible for him to launch the Battle of Jingjing, nor can he sit on this dragon chair.

Even without Jiang Xinghuo's theory, in the history of Jiang Xinghuo's previous life, Zhu Di would still choose to conquer Mobei five times for the sake of his children and grandchildren, and for his own immortal achievements, and even died on the way back to his teacher.

If it were another emperor, how could he be willing to leave the comfort zone of the palace and personally lead his troops to the steppe to fight the Mongols who had been beaten?

is Zhu Di's life creed.

Either don't do it or never do it.

Now that Jiang Xinghuo has pointed out the concept of "World Island War", and Zhu Di, who is extremely enterprising, happens to be very interested in going to the Western Ocean, so turning his gaze from land to sea is naturally a normal result.

Zhu Di looked at Gu Cheng, Marquis of Zhenyuan, and said earnestly.

"Da Ming, in the future, we must gradually shift from land to sea, and this is also the only way I think can keep the Xungui Group constantly self-hematopoiesis and avoid degenerating into a fool who boils eagles and fights dogs."

"After all, the Ming Dynasty cannot forever repeat the founding of the country and the martyrdom of Jingjing, but it must repeat the imperial examination once every three years."

"If you don't want the civil gentry class to dominate the world after the death of me and my son, then maintaining and cultivating a new elite group is the only way."

"In the future plundering of other isolated islands, I intend to regard it as a military merit and give the highest reward to the knighthood, so that we can cultivate batch after batch of new nobles."

"Old General Gu, can you understand what I mean? Era. It's changed. ”

Gu Cheng's face did not have any expressions of shock, horror, and shock, which often appear in Xiaobaiwen, his expression was extremely resolute, as a professional soldier, as Zhu Di's chief of staff, he perfectly understood the strategic change of the Ming Dynasty and the general of the Great Ming Expedition.

Gu Cheng just beat his chest and said.

"Although I am old, I am still sharp!"

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