Chapter 728: The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal

Liang Jiangtao's eyes widened, he was stunned when he heard it, he was born in 80, is a generation that grew up after the reform and opening up, after the first ten years of "breaking the old and establishing the new", plus after the reform and opening up, "open your eyes to see the world", he received a slightly Westernized education from childhood to adulthood, and was not deeply influenced by traditional culture, many of which were only exposed to adulthood, just superficial.

In his original impression, although the traditional Chinese culture is splendid, it is more of a spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation, which is not beneficial to reality.

But since he became a parent, his grandfather has taught him hand-in-hand, let him read many books on traditional culture, and also taught him many in-depth views and handouts.

Let him suddenly be enlightened!

I began to have a deeper understanding of Chinese culture.

Observe astronomy, observe time changes, observe humanities, and become the world!

With culture, Ze is all things!

That's the power of culture!

Culture is the inexhaustible driving force for the prosperity and development of a country and a nation.

He also understood that the traditional Chinese culture was not backward and ignorant, and he could not simply think that the Chinese culture was inferior to the modern scientific culture of the West.

Both are equally great civilizations!

The ancient civilizations of the world, ancient India, ancient Babylon, ancient Greece, and ancient Egypt, have all disappeared in the long river of history!

Only in China, the fire is passed on, endlessly, up to 5,000 years!

It has become the only ancient culture in the world that has not been broken by generations.

Its heritage, its heaviness, its breadth, and its profundity, of course, cannot be measured by common sense.

At this moment, hearing such a profound sermon and lecture by Old Man Tang Jian, while being deafening, the CPU spun rapidly, and the brain tried its best to think, understand, and absorb these contents.

With his current experience of resurrecting from the dead and returning to life, as well as his soaring and proud social status, he is extremely knowledgeable in his thoughts and thoughts, extremely broad-minded and emotional, and many things are better understood.

Almost without thinking, you can feel that Old Man Tang Jian is not bluffing, let alone talking nonsense!

He was talking about a world he hadn't touched before, a Civic that he hadn't touched before.

"Grandpa Tang, please continue!" Liang Jiangtao said, his tone was extremely pious.

"The theory of the dragon vein is not metaphysics. Because the famous mountains and rivers are too important to a region, and even have a decisive impact on the geographical environment, such as the blocking of ocean currents and monsoons by the alpine plateau, which profoundly affects the climate of a region, as well as rivers, which are the lifeline of development in agricultural society. Historically, every diversion of the Yellow River has determined the rise and fall of a feudal dynasty! This is not metaphysics, let alone superstition, but a profound summary of the relationship between the natural environment and human society from a grander perspective! ”

"The dragon vein is not only the mountains and rivers, but also the lifeline of the development of civilization! For example, the meridians of people are smooth, the subtle substances of the water valley are smoothly transported to the whole body, and the whole body is naturally healthy and happy, and the same is true for a country, the mountains and rivers are stable and smooth, the natural transportation is convenient, the natural environment is stable, the wind and rain are smooth, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the country is prosperous! People live in nature, can transform nature, and nature will also receive feedback from nature! Don't say that anyone will conquer the sky, this kind of talk does not conform to the basic laws, does not conform to the Tao, and does not conform to science. Donald continued.

Liang Jiangtao's eyes lit up and brightened, and Donald's words were very vivid.

It is said that governing a big country is like cooking small fresh, but in fact, it is also the same as curing diseases and saving people.

Historically, many prime ministers have been cooks and doctors.

For example, Yi Yin of the Shang Dynasty and Guan Zhong of the Spring and Autumn Period were all famous chefs, and Ji Xiaolan in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, which was relatively close to the present, had very high medical skills.

The prime minister is known as the minister of the spoon, and he is responsible for yin and yang!

In the eyes of many Confucian intellectuals, it is not a good look, but a good doctor.

"You can think about it, which was the most powerful dynasty in ancient China?" Donald asked.

"Han Tang!" Liang Jiangtao blurted out.

When it comes to the prosperity of China, the Han and Tang dynasties should be pushed.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty chased the Huns, sealed the wolf Juxu, and the Tang Dynasty came to the dynasty!

At that time, it was the most economically developed, politically clear, and culturally prosperous country in the world, and it was the pride of every Chinese person.

"Han, or Tang?" Donald continued to ask.

Liang Jiangtao was stunned for a moment, and he said smoothly, thought about it a little, and said, "Tang! ”

Although the Han Dynasty was strong in martial arts, its economy and culture were still worse than those of the Tang Dynasty, and politically it only achieved the nominal submission of some Western Regions countries.

And the Tang Dynasty, politically all states came to the dynasty, economically it was the center of world trade, opened the Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road, porcelain, silk, tea made the world crazy, culturally, Tang poetry is like a star, passed down through the ages, and has been sung so far!

Try to see, recalling the heyday of the Kaiyuan Dynasty in the past, Xiaoyi still hides thousands of rooms. The rice is fat and the corn is white, and the public and private warehouses are abundant.

What kind of weather?

How rich?

How open?

The three emperors and five emperors are alive, I'm afraid it's just that!

"Yes, do you know why the Tang Dynasty can be proud of the world and Chinese history?"

Liang Jiangtao's mind spun rapidly, thinking of the dragon veins and traffic that Tang Lao talked about before, and suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, as if lightning flashed!

"Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal?!"

"Not bad! Sure enough, the children can be taught! Donald smiled approvingly.

"There are complex historical reasons for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, but the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal undoubtedly has an important contribution, and this contribution, the historical evaluation is not necessarily sufficient, in other words, the role of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is greatly appreciated!"

"The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was excavated in the Spring and Autumn Period, completed in the Sui Dynasty, prospered in the Tang and Song dynasties, straightened in the Yuan Dynasty, dredged in the Ming and Qing dynasties, from Zhuojun in the north to Yuhang in the south! Communicate the five major water systems of Haihe River, Yellow River, Huai River, Yangtze River and Qiantang River, and become the main traffic artery connecting the north and south! The length of the canal is the longest in the world, and the depth, width and navigability of the river are also far ahead! 'The fishermen of Zhuo County in the north, and the transfer of the river capital in the south, are also profitable! ’”

"Many people just think that the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has facilitated transportation and developed the economy, which is too underestimate the historical status of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal! The north and south have been connected, and a qualitative change has been produced! Because it just connects the three east and west dragon veins! The east, west, north and south echo, the centripetal force is stronger, and it gradually merges into one! Since then, the geographical foundation of the great unification of China has been complete and will not be broken for centuries! Later, the Chinese nation went through many catastrophes, but the basic territory has not changed! A 24-year history of China is the history of the construction and maintenance of the Grand Canal! China was able to maintain unity, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal contributed a lot! ”