Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1639, The Humanistic Spirit of Ming Dynasty
"This is a very strange nation. Let's say they have faith. They don't respect and believe in gods from the bottom of their hearts. They can believe in multiple gods at the same time. Buddhism and Taoism are very popular here. Every important festival , They will hold some activities to celebrate and sacrifice."

"But in our Europe, belief is the only one. If you believe in God, you cannot believe in other gods. Otherwise, you are heretics and heresies. God is the only one."

"We can give everything for our beliefs, donate our wealth, and even our own lives, wage war for our beliefs, and defend our beliefs even if we die."

"However, the people of Ming Dynasty are different. They often have utilitarianism in them. When offering sacrifices to the gods, they often pray to the gods to give them something in return, such as blessing them to be rich or safe."

"Therefore, in the history of the Ming Dynasty, there has never been a religious war, and even in history, there have been many times in the history of the strategy of destroying Buddhism against religion."

"They have no faith in God, so it can be said that they have no faith."

"But after you really get to know the people of Ming Dynasty, you will find that they not only have beliefs, but also have extremely firm beliefs."

"They are grateful to their ancestors for giving them life and creating everything they have now, so they have to sacrifice to their ancestors every year and festival."

"They still worship the sky. I don't know what the sky is. Maybe it can be understood as the God that we Europeans believe in. They think that every word and deed of a person is watched by the sky. Therefore, when doing things, don't It’s too harmful to nature, to respect the sky and act in accordance with the sky, this may be the best explanation for them.”

Da Vinci recorded his feelings since traveling eastward in his diary, and when he wrote this, he fell into deep thought again.

"We in Europe may have always paid too much attention to God and faith, so we have always been bound and imprisoned by religious thoughts."

"The church has always been emphasizing the supremacy of theocracy, asking us to abstain from sex, abandon our own selfish desires, and dedicate everything to God."

"There is no doubt that this is true ignorance, giving up one's own desires and pursuits, but immersed in the illusion of the religious world, praying for things after death, this is really absurd."

"In contrast, Ming people are more humanistic than us Europeans."

"Ming people believe that princes and generals are worthy of kindness. They believe that through their own efforts and struggles, they can also live a good life. It is even possible to transform from the lowest peasants to great nobles."

"What a precious humanistic spirit!"

"Ming people pay attention to having wine today and getting drunk today, enjoying themselves in time, paying attention to individual life and pursuit, and pursuing family harmony and prosperity. The influence of God in their lives is very small."

"Their kings believe that water can carry a boat or overturn it, and they pay attention to the suffering of the people. When there is any disaster, they often pray to the heavens and offer sacrifices. First of all, they reflect on whether they have done something wrong that caused the disaster. birth, followed by vigorous disaster relief, paying attention to the lives of the bottom people."

"Ming people attach great importance to the value of people. Throughout the dynasties, the rulers have encouraged childbearing, and the common people also attach great importance to the inheritance of blood. Often there are seven or eight children in every household. They think that the inheritance of blood is the most important thing."

"These incomparably embody the spirit of Daming's humanism, which is people-oriented and people-centered, rather than god-centered like our European side. They affirm the value and dignity of people, advocate the pursuit of abundance and happiness in real life, and advocate continuous personal development. The pursuit and hard work, the pursuit of excellence and success."

"This kind of spirit is what we Europeans lack. In comparison, Europe is like a dark world with no light in sight, while Daming is full of humanity."

"Perhaps this is why Daming is stronger than us in Europe!"

Da Vinci slowly put down the pen in his hand.

At this time in Europe, with the emergence of the emerging bourgeoisie, they were extremely dissatisfied with the control of the feudal church on the spiritual world. Starting from Italy, a cultural trend of thought against feudal religion emerged.

Da Vinci is one of the most famous figures among them. He has always advocated the humanistic spirit, valued the value of people, and even showed the beauty of people by painting human body portraits.

Arriving in Daming, he met a lot of Daming people along the way, which gave him a certain understanding of Daming.

Compared with Europe being fettered by religious thoughts, Daming pays more attention to the value of people. The influence and restraint of religion are far less powerful than Europe.

Here, he seemed to see a bright world and found something against European feudal religious rule and thought.

"It was a worthwhile trip!"

Da Vinci looked out the window. It was night at this moment, but the two banks of the Huangpu River were brightly lit. Restaurants, teahouses, hotels, inns, commercial streets, etc. were brightly lit, crowded with people, and bustling.

Look at the Ming people here, they dress gorgeously and live affluent lives, even ordinary people can live affluent lives, and they can enjoy their lives even at night.

Think about Europe again, it should be dark at night, just like the spiritual world of Europeans, religion controls people's thinking, making people ignorant and ignorant.

It's just the redemption of this life, hoping to enter heaven after death, don't you know that all this is just a method used by religion to deceive and fool people.

As for the Ming people in front of them, they enjoy life and cherish everything they have now.

"Now I finally understand why the ruler of Ming Dynasty strictly prohibited the spread of foreign religions in Ming Dynasty."

"I think there must be someone who clearly knows that if the things of the church really spread in Daming, it will inevitably bring endless darkness to this bright world."

Soon, Da Vinci remembered another thing.

That is, the Ming Dynasty strictly prohibited the spread of Christianity in the Ming Dynasty, and even once on the Golden Continent, the Ming Dynasty beheaded all the missionaries and issued a stern warning to the Holy See.

At this time, it caused a huge sensation in Europe. At that time, the Pope of Rome was furious about it, and even threatened to organize the Crusade, which went all the way to the Ming Empire.

But in the end it was nothing. After all, the powerful Ming Empire is not easy to mess with.

Da Vinci admired everything about Da Ming, especially the humanistic spirit that he learned now, which made Da Vinci feel that Da Ming is a country full of humanism, and even more closely related the strength of Da Ming to all of these. get in touch.

If Liu Jin knew about this matter, Liu Jin would probably be surprised.

Later generations of Westerners have always looked at Easterners with colored glasses, full of contempt and arrogance.

However, now, the Ming Empire is the most powerful empire, powerful, vast in size, and its people live well, while Europe is full of conflicts, frequent wars, and poverty.

Even the spiritual world is still in darkness under the control of the church.

Naturally, Europeans are full of curiosity about Ming people and longing for everything about Ming Dynasty.

Coupled with the pursuit of Ming silk, porcelain, tea, sugar, etc. by the European aristocratic and high society, and the wealthy Eastern Empire described in Marco Polo's travel notes.

What's more, what Ming did in Europe over the years showed the great strength of the Ming Empire, beating up the Ottoman Empire, teaming up with Spain to beat the three bandits in Western Europe, forcing them to cede land and pay compensation, and so on.

All of these are showing to Europeans how rich and powerful Ming is, so much so that even Leonardo da Vinci admired all aspects of Ming when he came to Ming. It feels rounder than domestic.

In the final analysis, strength is still the first.

You are strong, and you are right to fart.

If you are weak, your existence is wrong.

This is true not only for people, but also for countries. Strength is the truth!

Of course, Da Vinci at this moment does not think so. He thinks that the strength of Daming is inevitable, because Daming is full of humanistic atmosphere, people-oriented, and values ​​the value of people, so the people of Daming should be strong.

Compared with here, Europe is dark, lifeless, and a pool of stagnant water, so it should be understandable that Europe lags behind.

PS: People, you still have to work hard, everything is right if you succeed~
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