Writing is the cornerstone of a civilization, and the reason why the agrarian culture finally defeated the nomadic culture was not because of how heroic it was in force, but because it climbed higher than the nomadic culture on the big tree of civilization.

The quality of a civilization does not mean how much it can explode in a period of time, but whether it can maintain its vitality and feed more people over a long period of time.

Just like the Han and Hu people in the Han Dynasty now.

Yu Fuluo and Rinagu were thinking, and Fei Qian was also thinking. For this aspect of cognition, Fei Qian has only now had a more profound concept.

Why is it that although there is turmoil in the Central Plains of China, it will eventually move towards great unification?

Popular Hearts?

Hehe, forget it.

But something deeper is the mode of production and life in this land, that is, the farming culture is ultimately working.

Agrarian civilization is deeply dependent on the land and needs to be on duty for crops all year round, so it will dig holes and build houses in suitable places for farming, and build long-term living places, so that villages are slowly formed, and then expanded into towns, and neighborhoods and family relations are naturally formed.

And the central feudal centralized state is easy to divide the counties according to such a regional relationship, and then manage, according to the land for taxation, apportionment of labor, and because the agricultural areas of China are relatively concentrated, most of them are in the Yangtze River and Yellow River Basin, this closely connected regional relationship, even if it is split for a short time, will lead to further hunger for land because of the continuous expansion of the population, and eventually lead to no matter how many disputes there are in this connected land, Eventually, a unified pattern will be formed.

In this sense, the land has always belonged to the state in this area, but in a slightly different form......

It is in this kind of reincarnation that thousands of years of Chinese civilization ushered in the rise and fall of one dynasty after another.

When there is more land than population, the dynasty rises, when the land begins to be in short supply, the dynasty reaches its peak, and when the madness for the land begins, a large amount of land is concentrated in the hands of a few classes, the dynasty comes to an end......

The Han, Tang, Ming, and Qing dynasties are basically such routines.

Except for the Yuan. The Yuan Dynasty was the only peak dynasty of the nomads who were good neighbors in the north, and the pigtails of the Qing Dynasty were just picking up a little bit of wisdom.

So, Fei Qian thought, since there is a chance, why not experiment?

"Shan Yu, Hao Shuai, the two of you should know more about the Northland than I do. I don't know if you remember the last time you opened a border market like ours? Fei Qian asked.

Li Nagu thought about it for a while, and then said with some uncertainty: "I don't know the era name of Zhonglang and your Han people, almost more than ten years ago?" ”

Yu Fuluo, who was on the other side, nodded slightly.

In fact, when the Xiqiang rebellion, and then Xianbei took Dongqiang, the Xiongnu, and Wuhuan to take advantage of the fire to rob, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty cut off the trade with the Hu people, so Yu Fuluo and Li Nagu will not be very clear.

Fei Qian smiled and said, "Shan Yu, Hao Shuai, to tell you the truth, do you think that the life you had before when you came to Han Land to loot was better, or was it better to live a life of mutual exchange and trade like now?" ”

Rinagu rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Of course, it's better to trade like this now!" ”

Fei Qian laughed and said, "Hao Shuai is lying again! Don't spend money when robbing, don't change things, grab one is one, get it for nothing, how is it bad? Right, Haoshuai? Right, Shan Yu? ”

Rinagu laughed twice, not knowing how to respond.

"That's true, but ...... Ahem, this robbery," Yu Fuluo also coughed dryly, always feeling a little embarrassed when he talked about these robbery of Han people in front of Fei Qian," ...... One is not sure what you can get, and the other is basically old even if it is looted, and the key is that it will kill and injure a lot of children...... How can it be better than trading with Zhonglang! ”

Rinagu also nodded in agreement when he heard this.

In fact, both Yufula and Rinagu concealed another aspect of the Hu people's looting, in addition to goods, there was also population. Strictly speaking, how many pure-blooded Hu people are there in the Hu tribe near the Han land? I'm afraid it's less than a tenth.

Fei Qian didn't say anything, just nodded, then patted the table lightly, gestured around, and said: "What Pingyang City was like in the beginning, and what it looks like now, I'm afraid the two of you naturally have a number in your hearts, isn't this kind of change a little bit of our trade between us?" The benefits of trade are shared by both sides, just like Pingyang City, just like the brocade on Hao Shuai's body and the caravan under his hands, just like Shan Yu's canonization......"

"We have thousands of people under us, and we naturally need to think about them and take responsibility for the future. In addition to Pingyang and Shangjun, I have now added the Taishou of the Shangdang, and Shan Yu is about to return to Meiji to rebuild the royal court, and with the expansion of your caravan, Haoshuai's reputation in Xiqiang will surely become higher and higher......"

"Don't you just want to build a royal court in Meiji that is bigger than Pingyang City? Doesn't Hao Shuai want to build a city of white stone on Jinwei Mountain? Fei Qian said with a slight smile. If the nomadic aristocracy, such as Yufula and Rinagu, began to settle down and enjoy a comfortable life, would they still be considered a nomad?

Yu Fuluo raised his head slightly, but did not speak, but Rinagu smiled and said, "What Zhonglang said is good, but ...... This is easier said than done......"

"It's nothing more than the words 'people' and 'things'! If you don't take action if you find it difficult, you'll never succeed! People are great because of ideals, what is the difference between people without ideals and a piece of salted jerky? "There was quite a lot of chicken soup in later generations, and Fei Qian poured a few bowls of it, which was regarded as a free gift, "The reason why people's eyes grow on their heads instead of being born under their feet is because it tells us not to just stare at the square inch under our feet, but to look into the distance." There are some things that can never be solved by squatting in a tent, as long as you stand up and look into the distance, you can see a wonderful future. ”

"The problem of manpower, hehe, the concentration outside Binh Duong...... Well, what is the camp of the Xianbei people for? As long as the two of you need anything, you can definitely get a fair deal with me, so what's there to worry about? Fei Qian said slowly, his voice full of temptation......

"Shan Yu, north of Yinshan, was originally the grassland of the Xiongnu, but now it is occupied by Xianbei, and Xianbei is still a vast land further north, hundreds of times larger than the area of Pingyang, even if the horse runs for a month, it may not be able to reach the border......"

"Hao Shuai, outside the west of the river, and even west of Xiqiang, there are countless countries, as long as you climb over that mountain, it is a land known as flowing with honey milk, there are glittering gems, gold everywhere, and there is grassland north of the docile ******** Mountain, this matter is still known to Fuluo, but the description of the west of the Western Regions, Li Nagu felt a little incredible, and said suspiciously: "Is there really such a place in this west?" How did Nakaro know this? ”

Fei Qian raised his head and laughed, and said, "So this is the benefit of having a written inheritance!" The wise men of antiquity have been there, and they have left a record...... If you also have a written heritage, maybe you will know these things too......"

It's bullying you for not being educated, what can you do? As long as there is a need, believe it or not, Fei Qian can also rearrange the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and of course, he will also describe in detail that life is not only in front of him, but also poetry and distant places......