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Starting from the Book of Songs, the Book of Documents is full of dissatisfaction with the gap between the rich and the poor, as well as the thoughts of rulers sharpening their heads for development.

But from a historical perspective, economic development cannot be smooth sailing and is restricted by many factors, the first of which is geography.

There must be plains and water sources. But there will be floods near the water source, and it will be submerged accidentally, so it is not easy to find suitable land for development.

So the best way is to grab the place where others can live, so that you can also live. Where others can make a fortune, you can make a fortune too. Taking other people's land and turning it into your own is the essence of war.

But there is always a rush, and the situation is precarious, so everyone needs religion and imperial examinations. Religion is a method of resource flow, flowing money into the hands of the poor so that they will not start wars.

The same is true for the imperial examination. Nobles and poor families take the imperial examination together. Resources can flow to backward areas through the allocation of the emperor. Although there are not many, at least they are there.

Definitely, when the industrial age came later, the distribution of religions and emperors was too inefficient. However, the essence of capitalism is to seize mature land that has been developed. "The war over mature land never stops.

From the Mayan culture to the Indians, the colonists also used the poor to fight the rich in order to snatch the land they had developed. The economic center of the Western world is also constantly shifting. First it was the Mediterranean, then the junction of the Eurasian continent, then Europe represented by several colonial powers, and then the American empire.

In the beginning, it was the Mediterranean trading circle. Ancient Greece, ancient Egypt, ancient Rome, Canaan and other regions were all trading points in the Mediterranean region.

Then there are the exchanges and confrontations between the Mediterranean trade circle and the Middle East, and they have loved and killed each other for thousands of years. The Mediterranean is a city-state civilization, with city-states scattered around the Mediterranean. The Middle East is an oasis civilization, with oases scattered all over the desert.

Economic development areas are dotted all over the country, which is different from the Central Plains. The Central Plains has become a regional model, with the city as the center and radiating to a large periphery.

But city-states and oases cannot radiate, and outside there is desert and sea water with little development. Later, Rome expanded, and its economic center slowly moved to the middle of the Eurasian continent, controlling the trade channels between Europe and Asia. Therefore, after the fall of Western Rome, Eastern Rome could continue to exist.

The Crusades happened because the economic center of gravity shifted, and others could only march eastward to plunder. However, due to the war, Mediterranean trade flourished again, city-states once again made money, and there was a Renaissance.

Later, due to the rise of the Ottoman Empire, the Eastern Roman Empire could no longer control the trade channels of the Eurasian continent, so the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire flowed westward and started the great voyage.

Then the New World was discovered, and the route to Tianzhu was discovered, and the economic center moved to Western Europe.

With the start of the Industrial Revolution, the economic center ushered in an era of great development. However, the intensity of war brought about by industry caused Westerners to start traveling south, and a large amount of money went to North America, so the economic center moved to the United States.

Starting from several city-states in the Mediterranean, the economic center of the West has been changing, and each change is accompanied by fierce wars.

As for ancient civilizations such as ancient Egypt and ancient Greece, they developed because of geography, but also declined because of geography. Although these places are very important in terms of trade and transportation, they have few plains, few water sources, small areas, and the upper limit of development is too low, so they can easily be eliminated.

Although Rome controlled all the city-states, each city-state did not expect Rome to develop it, because they originally had their own channels for making money, and whether there were Roman city-states or not, their geographical location was impeccable.

Unlike the Central Plains, many places would not be developed at all without the support of the imperial court. The fact that city-states can be established shows that they have the foundation for their existence. The competition between city-states is not very fierce, and the functions of city-states in a region are complementary.

Even without Rome, city-states could still exist. If the city-state encounters a natural or man-made disaster, it doesn't matter, just borrow money when the time comes. You can use the city-state's future taxes as collateral. Anyway, everyone knows the city-state's income level. Even city-states don't need to raise an army, they just hire mercenaries.

Therefore, the city-state did not need much from Rome. At most, it needed a bank with a Roman background. Because city-states have income and credibility, they can borrow money to solve problems. Even if you are lucky, you can kill the creditor and you won't have to pay back the money.

Therefore, the religion developed by the oasis civilization does not feel inconsistent with the city-state civilization, because the city-states are also isolated forces.

In the past, city-states were united by religion, but now they are united by ethnicity. In the past, all city-states believed in the same god, so everyone was their own people. Now all city-states are of the same race, so everyone can cooperate.

The Central Plains is different, because the Zhou rites appeared too early. If you follow the Zhou rites, you are one of your own people, and if you don't, you are a barbarian. When city-state civilizations were still believing in their own gods, the Zhou rites had already played a role similar to monotheistic religions and ethnic groups in defining what one's own people were.

So a war broke out in the Central Plains to compete for the position of the economic center, but no matter who took it, they would call themselves Zhengshuo of the Central Plains.

This is completely different from the West. What the West grabs is what it grabs. There is no connection between city-states and city-states.

It wasn't until Rome absorbed monotheism that it began to establish a set of rules, but by this time it was already too late, because Rome was about to split. Eventually the monotheistic religions also split, with Catholicism in the west and Orthodox Christianity in the east.

There is no sense of identity between city-states, and everyone lives their own lives. Although Rome ruled a large number of city-states, they had little sense of identity. Therefore, when Rome expanded to the end, it hoped to manage the land through monotheism and make the residents of all city-states its own people.

It's half successful, but it's a little late. Originally the Bible was all in Latin, but later the Bible was translated into the languages ​​of different countries.

Qin Shihuang wanted books to be written in the same track as the same track to unify weights and measures. In the West, it was the other way around. The Bible, which was originally written in one language, was translated into a variety of literary works.

Therefore, when economic centers move between city-states, it is a zero-sum game, because they do not consider other city-states to be their own. Only the people in the city-state are our own, so after taking control of the economic center, we will not give opportunities to others.

Therefore, when the economic center is transferred and the city-state declines, it will not die of hunger, but it will be difficult to revive.

The Central Plains is different. Although they are also killing people, as long as they admit that Zhengshuo of the Central Plains is one of their own, and accept this, they cannot only consider the people of one city or one place, but must consider the people of the world. The Zhao Economic Center needs to take responsibility. So the Central Plains formed a set of golden mean ideas. In short, places that have become economic centers cannot engage in zero-sum games, and backward places cannot use violence. Everyone must live in peace, and everyone has accepted the imperial examination game.

.||The economic base determines the superstructure.” " Shi Qiang said that society cannot be separated from the economy, because everyone needs to exchange what they have, just like everyone needs to eat: "King Wu of Zhou did not expect that he could defeat the Yin Shang at once and control such a large land and so much city. So he needs a set of rules for everyone to live peacefully. The establishment of Zhou Rites was not for the people of Zhou, but for the people of the world, so it was accepted by everyone. When the weak defeats the strong, how can the weak stabilize their position? Duke Zhou's Zhou Rites put Zhou people in a weak position, and in the end Zhou Rites were recognized. "

Shi Qiang studies world history and publishes Chengguo in newspapers, just to let everyone understand the world, so that everyone can better communicate with each other, and then exchange knowledge and develop together. .