Nowadays, regardless of whether they are professional or non-professional, everyone loves to talk about history, and history has entered a new era.When people live well, they also like to find a small bench after dinner, sit in a corner alley, and chat with old neighbors; researchers and scholars are even more so, and "talks from the family" emerge in endlessly.If history is an egg, just look at it, ancient times, modern times, modern times, contemporary times, Chinese and foreign things, there are cracks in every corner.The most stinging thing is ancient history. At that time, some well-known princes and nobles stole their ancestral graves if they said they wanted to be stolen. There is no forbidden area for the study of ancient history. There are not many TV dramas that do not sing praises to the emperor. The singing is disgusting.But now the research on world history is the most variable. Many people who are engaged in world history have the background of studying or visiting scholars in the United Kingdom and the United States.Therefore, many people's historical views are leaning towards the West, but the mainstream is basically still influenced by the Soviet Union.

The so-called modern history of the world is basically the history of the emergence, development, reform, growth and global influence of capitalism.World history is all about the development of capitalism. Apart from capitalism, there are two clues—socialism and national revolution. National revolution is nationalism. Capitalist industry and commerce first appeared in Europe.China and the West have embarked on different development paths. What are the root causes?The reason is that the living environments of the East and the West are different.In fact, many scholars thought so in the past, but that era considered it a geopolitical theory and rejected it. In their view, only the bourgeoisie would advocate this.

From the perspective of economic structure, Chinese civilization has been developed from ancient times to modern times, and it has been dominated by farming civilization. Chinese civilization originated in the Yellow River Basin, also known as Dahe Civilization, or Continental Civilization.China's terrain is characterized by closed surroundings, vast interior plains, and well-developed water resources such as rivers and rivers. The population at that time was not very large, so our ancestors thrived on this land, intensive farming, and there was no need to go out. I said it was unnecessary, but in fact I couldn’t get out even if I wanted to.To the east is the vast sea. Look at the weather forecast. It is reported that the wave height of the Bohai Sea is 1.2 meters. This is an inland sea, only 1.2 meters. How high is the Yellow Sea? Is it worth it?To the east is the sea, we cannot get out, and to the north is the Mongolian Gobi, and we cannot get out.The Central Plains Dynasty fought with the Xiongnu as far as today's Mongolia. Yanran Le inscription was erected on Yanran Mountain. Yanran Mountain is Mongolia's Hangai Mountain.Then I never went north again, what are you doing in the Great Gobi?The military supplies can't keep up.To the south are Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan Island. Today that place is very good, especially Hainan, but that place has been the place where people who were sent to the army went until the Ming Dynasty.The Song Dynasty did not kill ministers, and the biggest punishment for them was to cross the sea in the south of the Five Ridges and be exiled to Hainan Island.The smog and miasma in the wild, the virgin forest, the snakes and insects are infested, and ordinary people in the Central Plains dare not go there.There is the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the west, and people have to inhale oxygen today, let alone back then.

The only land passage is the Silk Road in Xinjiang. Why did the Central Plains dynasties painstakingly manage the Western Regions and set up the Western Regions, Anxi, and Beiting?Because this is the only channel for China's land-based external traffic.With the deterioration of the climate and desertification in that place, the road was gradually cut off, and Loulan, Kangju, and the ancient Wusun kingdom were all submerged in the billowing yellow sand.Coupled with the Anshi Rebellion, the Silk Road was occupied by ethnic minorities, and the situation of the Central Plains Dynasty became more and more closed.

So China has such a characteristic: it is closed on all sides, and the middle is big enough for us to toss about. If the middle is not big enough, we can still get out even if it is closed.Now that the place is big enough, the Chinese are not willing to go out and make troubles. It is good to live in a house, and the generations have lived and prospered on this land.This has resulted in the character of the Chinese people who are the most law-abiding, enduring hardships and standing hard work, willing to bear the burden of hard work, and relocating in peace, so Nixon said that being a Chinese leader is the happiest because the people are obedient.

Western civilization is marine civilization, or island civilization.European civilization originated in Crete, where some olives and grapes are grown on the island.Whether it's olive oil or wine, can you live on it every day?Hence the need for an exchange.I want to eat, I want to wear, and I have to exchange olive oil and wine. This is commercial civilization.The place God arranged for them is very good. The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea, surrounded by Europe, Asia and Africa, without earthquakes and tsunamis.I have seen the Mediterranean Sea in France and Italy, and the sea is calm and calm all the way to the end of the sky. Such conditions are very convenient for sailing, so I can just get a canoe and go out.The wave height of the Bohai Sea here is 1.2 meters, how can you go out like this?What if there is still not enough to eat after all the items have been exchanged?Then grab it, so they can be said to be businessmen or pirates.People don't think there is anything shameful about pirates. British people have portraits of their ancestors in their homes. There is an iron hook in their left hand and a wooden stick on their legs. This is my grandfather's grandfather, Sir ××, the great Captain ××, Very proud.Can Chinese families enshrine such ancestors?This is my grandfather's father, who was shot dead by the People's Liberation Army during the suppression of bandits in Xiangxi.You would never say that!If I ask if your grandfather is a bandit, you have to worry about me, your grandfather is a bandit!Don't say no, he won't admit it if it's true.

From the comparison of Western commercial civilization to today's industrial civilization, we can see the spirit of Westerners: adventure, pioneering, and desire for wealth.Don't all the deadly things in China come from the West?What kind of bungee jumping, the Chinese themselves absolutely do not do this.too crazy!Good guy, the bridge is more than 100 meters away, and you can jump down with a rope... This thing, unless someone kicks me from behind, I will not go down if I am forced to use a gun. If you really want to force me with a gun, why not just go Pull the trigger and give me a good time, what if I fall and survive?

Chinese people will never move easily. I moved from Beijing to Shanghai. Why?Shanghai offers big houses and high wages, so I went there.If the salary is 8,000 per month for a three-bedroom apartment in Beijing, and 5,000 per month for a one-bedroom apartment in Shanghai, if you are tired of staying in Beijing and want to go to Shanghai, it means that your brain is short-circuited.Chinese people will never do this kind of thing, foreigners can.This job is very good, but I am tired of doing it, and I don't want to earn this money, so I can quit it.Foreigners earn two and spend three, earn money today, go play tomorrow, and earn again the day after tomorrow.The Chinese will never do this, and the Chinese will relocate in peace.

The Chinese are engaged in farming civilization, where does the production experience come from?Who taught farming?Dad taught.Who did Dad learn from?With grandpa, his father.The production experience of farming civilization comes from inheritance, which causes the Chinese people to have a gene of obedience in their bones. With such a genetic gene, it is most suitable to produce an autocratic monarchy. The common people will not know how to live unless they shout long live.In addition to obeying or obeying, you can't do it if you don't do it, and you will suffer a loss if you don't listen to the old man.In addition, ancient China was engaged in agricultural production, and the most important thing was water conservancy irrigation. To build water conservancy on a large scale when productivity was so backward, there must be a strong central government.Why can Dayu become king?Because he controlled the water, the world was divided into Kyushu. Once the water was cured, he changed from a chief to a king. The first king of China was born because of water control.The management of the Yellow River, the Huaihe River, and the digging of canals in the past dynasties often involved hundreds of thousands or millions of people. Without a unified central government, it is difficult to imagine that this can be done, so China will have an autocratic monarchy and centralization.

Conversely, looking at Europe, business civilization must first emphasize equality between people.We exchanged, you demanded a lot of money, and I paid back the money sitting on the ground, why would you pay it all?Let's exchange at equal value. If your price is too high, I don't have to exchange it with you. I will exchange it with someone else. We are equal.They pay special attention to the contractual relationship between people, and they can't lie to people. If you lie to someone once, you will lose your promise, and they won't change with you next time.Just apply olive oil and drink wine every day, and no more wheat will be given to you, let's see how you live.

Furthermore, most of Europe is a small city-state, a small country with few people, with a total of more than 10,000 people in the whole country, so it is possible to practice democracy.For example, the highest state authority in Athens, the Citizens' Assembly, can be attended by any citizen of Athens, not women, slaves, or foreigners.There are more than 10,000 adult men in this state, and it is enough to sit on a hillside. When voting, they shout, and whoever is loudest wins.For example, the National Center for the Performing Arts is going to be built. Do you agree? The voice of "disagree" is loud, good!It's blown, and it won't be repaired.So they can transition from direct democracy to now representative democracy.Such a big difference between China and the West is ultimately determined by the living environment.Differences in geographical environment determine differences in production methods, and differences in production methods determine everything in the future, such as differences in thinking modes, cultural modes, and political systems.So the capitalist system first arose in Europe, not in Asia where civilization is much higher than theirs, this is a very obvious reason. Today, the developed countries in the world, except Switzerland, Austria and other countries in Europe, have no landlocked countries and are all maritime countries.The only country in modern Asia that has embarked on the road of independent development is Japan, which is also a maritime country.Look at Australia and New Zealand, both of which are maritime countries, not to mention the United States, surrounded by two oceans. Therefore, the Chinese should also establish a solid awareness of sea power today.China has 4 million square kilometers of ocean territory, and less than 1 million square kilometers are under effective control. The remaining 3 million square kilometers are in dispute with neighboring countries, especially Japan and South Korea. However, the navy of South Korea and Japan Not vegetarian.In fact, what China effectively controls is the Bohai Sea. This is absolutely true. Others cannot easily enter, China's inland sea.Our land territory is claimed to be 9.6 million square kilometers, and India occupies 90,000 square kilometers. It actually controls less than 9.6 million square kilometers, but at least it is 9.6 million square kilometers on the books.On the other hand, the marine territory is 4 million square kilometers on the books, but the actual control is less.This is the difference between Eastern and Western civilizations.